STORRS — Toil. That's what Niels Giffey has done for the bulk of his UConn career. The results were pedestrian career averages of 2.4 points and 1.5 rebounds.

At some point, the junior from Germany was due to stumble upon some more tangible results. That is the point of hard work, isn't it?

It paid off Sunday for the 21st-ranked Huskies when it was needed. Giffey came off the bench to spark his team, putting up career bests of 15 points and eight rebounds in helping UConn struggle its way past Stony Brook, 73-62, before an announced crowd of 8,474 at Gampel Pavilion.

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